Chapter fifteen

Laughing and happily sitting between Elemiriel and another guard from Lorien, Celeglin felt extremely content. The day had been passed being shown around Lorien seeing the beautiful forest sights and spending time with Elemiriel and her parents. He had also spent some time with the border guards of Lorien, comparing tactics and other such things concerning battle and fighting. Some had tales of the Last Alliance Battle, when Celeglin had been a mere child…he was wistful upon hearing as it would have been a perfect vengeance for his family but still a grievous and devastating event. The guards who had been there seemed marked by the incident and Celeglin had enough marking events in his past and knew there was no need for more.

His resolve made at Havens was still holding strong, and in the merry company he found himself in, Celeglin was hard pressed to let his past affect him. The food that had been prepared was excellent and the company even better. It was strange to Celeglin to feel so at ease and joyful. As he leant back in his seat the sound of musicians starting up made him inwardly groan. He had thought the evening would be over and lead to singing and poetry like in the Hall of Fire at Imladris…not dancing which he so dreaded.

Mischievously taking his hand, Elemiriel pulled Celeglin from his seat and they moved to the area cleared for dancing where couples were standing waiting for the musicians. There was surprise and shock for Elemiriel when the tune started was not a lively tune as expected. Standing in indecision for a moment she was not sure how Celeglin would react…how far his idea of friendship stretched. She needn't have worried as Celeglin, being strangely relaxed and courteous, took her in his arms and they danced slowly – yet somewhat awkwardly amongst the others. Desperately trying to keep every moment in her mind Elemiriel took everything in, savour it she told herself.

Eventually Celeglin was relieved from the duties of dancing as the night drew in, stretching out he went to bid his Lord and Lady goodnight when Galadriel requested he stayed behind. Curious and eager to know why the Lady had bid him stay, Celeglin found himself getting fed up of waiting.

When finally, it seemed, all the guests had bid their Lord and Lady a goodnight, the Lady Galadriel approached Celeglin.

"I apologise for the delay, yet I had to stop you leaving: there is something I must show you," beckoning him to follow her, Celeglin was led through the trees to a small, secluded clearing. A stone basin of sorts stood in the middle of the clearing, there was nothing of great elegance about the basin but Celeglin sensed there was a lot more to it; it was something of great power. Standing opposite Galadriel, he gave her a questioning look over the water collected in the basin.

"This is my mirror; I believe it may help you discover more of your past-" Galadriel began, seeing the hopeful and expectant look on Celeglin's face she hurried to continue "though I cannot guarantee you shall see what you wish for the mirror will not show only what you wish to see. You may see present, past or future; therefore I cannot promise you shall see your parents." Giving him time to think and hear her clearly Galadriel noticed his hand had strayed to the dagger at his side as he thought.

Celeglin sighed deeply – had he not waited for this moment all his life? Had this not been his only wish? Seeing them could mean such a difference; it would set his mind at rest for his own life…his thoughts would not be so clouded, his mood not so dark. Celeglin had the chance he had waited for, for many years, he would take it – there would be no seeing them unless he tried. If he did not see them his life would be as it was; there was nothing for him to loose, he thought.

"Do you wish to look?"

Nodding in reply, Celeglin gripped his dagger handle tightly as he looked down into the clear depths of the mirror.


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